UEFA Euro 2024- Hospitality And Retail Spend Set To Reach £386.9 Million
Hospitality and retail sales are predicted to reach £386.9m during the UEFA Euro 2024 Round of 16, kicking off Saturday 29th June, a new report…
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Food and Drink
Multiple Operators Take On Third Pub With Greene King After £170,000 Investment
Multiple operators Lisa Salter and Lee Montgomery have taken on their third pub with Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise division of…
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Experience-Led Businesses Contribute £134bn To UK Economy
Modelling by Barclays and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) reveals that the UK’s ‘Experience Economy’ – encompassing all businesses that provide consumers…
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Food Prices Falling As Foodservice Price Index Hits A 28-Month Low
The latest Foodservice Price Index (FPI) report from Prestige Purchasing and CGA reveals more positive trends for the hospitality sector, with inflation dropping again in…
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Shepherd Neame Signs Partnership Deal With Leyton Orient Football Club
Pub company Shepherd Neame has signed a new multi-year pouring rights partnership deal with EFL League One club Leyton Orient. The Faversham-based brewer, which has…
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Greene King Pub Partners Hits Five Nest Pubs Milestone
Greene King Pub Partners, the leased, tenanted and franchise business unit of Greene King, has opened its fifth Nest Pub – The Red Lion in…
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Britvic Rejects £3.1bn Takeover Bid From Carlsberg
British soft drinks maker Britvic has rejected a £3.1bn pound takeover bid from Carlsberg Group the second approach from the Danish brewer it has turned…
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Heartwood Inns Opens 24th Pub – The Rising Sun, Reading
The Rising Sun reopened to welcome the Reading community through its doors following an extensive, multi million pound refurbishment. The team at The Rising Sun…
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Craft Guild Of Chefs Celebrates Its 30th Craft Guild Chefs Awards
The Craft Guild of Chefs celebrated its 30th Craft Guild Chefs awards at a glittering dinner held on Monday 24th June at the JW Marriott…
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Campaign For Pubs Calls On Election Candidates To Pledge Support And Save Pubs
The Campaign for Pubs has launched #PledgeforPubs, asking candidates in the 2024 General Election to commit to support and save pubs in the next Parliament…
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Cool Weather Pushes Drinks Sales Down 10% But Wine Shines
Drinks sales in Britain’s On Premise have fallen year-on-year for the fourth week in a row despite another good performance from the wine category. CGA…
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FSA Issues Food Alert for Block and Cleaver Products
Meat and Meat Products supplied by a cutting plant in Swanley, Kent, should be removed from the market because of food safety concerns, the Foods…
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Inflation Hits BOE Target, But Hospitality Hit As Consumers Cut Back
Inflation is acutely hitting Gen X and their confidence to spend, even as other consumers start to feel better off as economic headwinds ease. A…
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Hospitality Groups Beat Mixed Weather And Inflation With 3.6% Growth
Britain’s leading hospitality groups achieved year-on-year sales growth of 3.6% in May 2024 despite disappointing weather in many parts of Britain, the latest CGA RSM…
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Labour Plan For High Streets Right To Focus On Saving Great British Pub
The Labour Party’s plan for high streets commits to replacing the business rates system, cutting energy bills and giving communities the ‘right to buy’ community…
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